Cebysa leucotelus
Australian Bagmoth at Cook, ACT
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| Cebysa leucotelus | donhe | 16 Apr 2023 | |
| Cebysa leucotelus | CathB | 16 Apr 2023 |
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This case moth was climbing up the window by making a ladder. It waved its head from side to side, depositing a number of short strands of silk to make a rung and then climbed up with successive pairs of legs before making the next rung. When it stopped for the day, it attached itself with numerous strands of silk radiating from the mouth of the case. The last photo, taken from the outside of the window, shows the other side of the caterpillar's head. After two days, I placed a container over it so I could collect the moth that hatched out. However, it must have already been parasitised, and it was a wasp that hatched out three months later. This is shown in sighting 4483058.
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Location information
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cebysa leucotelus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cebysa leucotelus Scientific name
- Australian Bagmoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 894.2m Recorded at altitude
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6 / 7
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